Automatic advertising device.



W. A. MURPHEY.

AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 27,191()- Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 27.1910.

Patented Mar. 5, 1912.

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LL Xb i wlfllli n l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM' A. MURPHEY; OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING DEVICE.

1,019,688. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 5, 1912,

` Application led May 27, 1910. Serial No. 563,807.

To all whom it may concern: of which being provided with a suitable 4Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. MUR- roller or drum 8. These rollers have opera- PHEY, a citizen of the United States of tively associated therewithan endless belt America, residing at Dallas, in the county 9 which is formed of differently colored of Dallas and .State of Texas, have invented transparent material. A shaft 10 is located 60 new and useful Improvements in Automatic adjacent to the shaft 7, it being suitably Advertising Devices, of which the following journaled .in the casing. A driving shaft 11 isa specification. is located adjacent to the shaft 6, and as This invention Irelates to an automatic adshown, it is provided at one end with a 1U vertising device and particularly to one emsprocket wheel l2 and at its opposite end 65 ploying means capable of exliibitinor various with a gear Wheel 13. A motor 14 of an forms of signs or display cards, the object preferred well known construction is pre 4 of. the invention being to provide an endless ei'ably mounted' in the casing and operabelt of transparent material which is diflertively geared to the sprocket 1.2` The shaft .15. ently colored, the characters of the sign or is provided with a sprocket l5 upon which 70 display card being of openwork form so that isformed peripheral feet 16 for a purpose the letters of the sign may be artistically to be `hereinafter described. The sprocket changed in color to present a very attractive is located out of a plane with the sprocket ap earance. l .13 and out of a plane with the sprocket'17 20 l nother object of the invention is t0 proupon the shaft 10. An endless chain 18 is 75 vide an improved intermittent feed mechaoperatively associated with the sprockets 13 nism for the transparent belt so that the difand 17. This chain consists of a series of ferently colored portions thereof will be exlinks 1 9 and a series of links 20, the links posed for the desired period behind the char- 20 havlng totlllengaging portions 21 which actersof thesign sotliat all of the characare disposed in line with the links 19 to 80 ters will Aappear 0f n uniform'color, form a positive engagement at all times of 'In the drawin s, forming a portion 0f this the chain with the sprockets 13 and 17. The specificationan in which like numerals 0f links 20 are formed with tooth-receiving reference indicate similar arts in the sevportions 22 which are disposed out of alineeral views Figure 1 is a, ont elevation 0f ment with the links 19 and they are adapted 85 my improved sign showing the display card to receive the toothed peripheral surface of inl-a partly withdrawn position. Fig..2 is a A the SPIOCkGt 15- sectional elevation of the sign showing `the The driving chain just described is suoli intermittent driving means `on the endless that its differently formed links will transtransparent belt, a Cportion of the belt bemit to the roller 8 intermittent rotary move- '90 i lng broken away to splay the illuminating ment and as one-half of the belt is formed means. Fig. 3 isja detail vertical section of the links 2O the transparent belt 9 will l taken on the line 3 .3 0f Fig 1- .Fig 4 is a be moved to cause one color to be disposed detail elevation of a portion of the driving directly behind -the open characters of the 10 chain for the transparent belt. lFig. 5 is a display card or sign 3 fora suitable interval 95 'similar View of a slightly modified form 0f and until the drivingchain has made a onechain. y n x half revolution. j y My improved automatic'displa'y devicev In the modified form of chain shown in comprises a casing or receptacle 1 in which Fig. 5, the links 23 are -formcd'with teeth- 15 isformed an opening 2 for the sign or disportions 24 and 25 and the links 26 of the 100 play card '3, the characters of the sign being remaining portion of the chain are' formed 'of cut-out construction, las shown. The sign to provide teeth 27. The teeth 25 and 27 of casing is formed at its top with an-opening the chain are adapted for engagement in 4: to acilitate the insertion and` removal of grooves 28 of the Wheel 13 and the teeth 24 the sign or display card as is obvious, and as are adapted to be engaged in similar grooves 105 shown, the side members of the sign are 29 in the wheel. The teeth 24 are also adaptformed wlth vertical grooves 5 for receiving ed to be engaged in grooves 30 in the wheel the sidefedges of the said display card. 1 5 so as to impart to the shaft 6 the desired l The-"casing 1 has mounted therein vertiintermittent rotary movement. An electric :callydisposed spaced shafts 6 and'7, each light or its. equivalent is disposed between 110 the parallel side portions of the belt 9 `for said drums, said last-named sprocket Wheels establishing the desired illumination for the being1 located out of the plane of said firstdisplay card. named wheels, an endless chain connecting I elaimzsaid rst-na1ned Wheels and inclosing said 5 In an advertising device, a casing; a sign second named Wheels, and means carried by 20 having transparent portions arranged in the the upper portion of said 'chain and adapted casing, an endless transparent; differently to engage said last-named sprocket Wheels colored belt at one side Qi the, sign, drums whereby to impart an intermittent rotary journaled in the easing and supporting the motion to said drums. 10 belt, a driving shaft joiirnaled in the casing In testimony whereof I ainX my signature l 25 and located adjacent one of said drums, an. in presence of two witnesses.

idler shaft journaled in the casing and lo- WILLIAM A. MURPHEY. gated adjacent the other oi said drums, a Vitnesses: sprocket Wheel carried by each of. saidA BERN VVILsoN,

15 shafts, a sprocket Wheel carried by each of Hon-ACE WILLIAMs Copies oi this -patent. may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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